# 1989–90 Southern Football League

The 1989–90 Southern Football League season was the 87th in the history of the league, an English football competition.
Dover Athletic won the Premier Division but were not promoted due to ground grading issues and a place in the Football Conference was taken by runners-up Bath City. Four bottom clubs were relegated to the Southern and Midland divisions, while champions and runners-up of lower divisions get a places in the next Premier Division season. Banbury United, Hounslow, Sandwell Borough and Sheppey United left the league.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:
* Two clubs promoted from the Midland Division:
** Atherstone United
** Gloucester City
* Two clubs promoted from the Southern Division:
** Chelmsford City
** Gravesend & Northfleet
* Plus:
** Weymouth, relegated from the Football Conference

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Dover Athletic | 42 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 87 | 27 | +60 | 102 | |
| 2 | Bath City | 42 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 81 | 28 | +53 | 98 | Promoted to the Football Conference |
| 3 | Dartford | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 80 | 35 | +45 | 87 | |
| 4 | Burton Albion | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 72 | |
| 5 | VS Rugby | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 69 | |
| 6 | Atherstone United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 67 | |
| 7 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 66 | |
| 8 | Cambridge City | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 76 | 56 | +20 | 62 | |
| 9 | Gloucester City | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 80 | 68 | +12 | 62 | |
| 10 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 61 | |
| 11 | Moor Green | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 62 | 59 | +3 | 61 | |
| 12 | Wealdstone | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 57 | |
| 13 | Dorchester Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 55 | |
| 14 | Worcester City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 62 | 63 | −1 | 54 | |
| 15 | Crawley Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 51 | |
| 16 | Waterlooville | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 81 | −18 | 49 | |
| 17 | Weymouth | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 50 | 70 | −20 | 46 | |
| 18 | Chelmsford City | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 52 | 72 | −20 | 43 | |
| 19 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 43 | 75 | −32 | 37 | Relegated to the Southern Division |
| 20 | Corby Town | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 57 | 77 | −20 | 36 | Relegated to the Midland Division |
| 21 | Alvechurch | 42 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 46 | 95 | −49 | 26 | Relegated to the Midland Division |
| 22 | Gosport Borough | 42 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 93 | −65 | 23 | Relegated to the Southern Division |
* ↑ Worcester City were deducted one point.

## Midland Division

The Midland Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:
* Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
** Bedworth United
** Leicester United
** Redditch United
* Plus:
** Barry Town, transferred from the Welsh Football League
** Racing Club Warwick, promoted from the Midland Football Combination
Also, at the end of the previous season Forest Green Rovers was renamed Stroud and Ashfield Hightree was renamed Sandwell Borough.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Halesowen Town | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 100 | 49 | +51 | 92 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Rushden Town | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 82 | 39 | +43 | 89 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 81 | 47 | +34 | 85 | |
| 4 | Tamworth | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 82 | 70 | +12 | 74 | |
| 5 | Barry Town | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 71 | |
| 6 | Spalding United | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 73 | 63 | +10 | 67 | |
| 7 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 72 | 69 | +3 | 64 | |
| 8 | Stourbridge | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 73 | 61 | +12 | 63 | |
| 9 | Dudley Town | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 69 | 64 | +5 | 63 | |
| 10 | Stroud | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 75 | 62 | +13 | 61 | |
| 11 | Leicester United | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 66 | 77 | −11 | 56 | |
| 12 | Bridgnorth Town | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 68 | 73 | −5 | 53 | |
| 13 | King's Lynn | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 57 | 69 | −12 | 53 | |
| 14 | Grantham Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 57 | 63 | −6 | 52 | |
| 15 | Bedworth United | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 51 | |
| 16 | Hednesford Town | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 47 | |
| 17 | Bilston Town | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 47 | |
| 18 | Redditch United | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 57 | 64 | −7 | 46 | |
| 19 | Racing Club Warwick | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 44 | |
| 20 | Willenhall Town | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 37 | 66 | −29 | 36 | |
| 21 | Banbury United | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 46 | 83 | −37 | 34 | Relegated to the Hellenic League |
| 22 | Sandwell Borough | 42 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 46 | 79 | −33 | 30 | Relegated to the Midland Football Combination |
* ↑ Banbury United were deducted two points.

## Southern Division

The Southern Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:
* Bashley, promoted from the Wessex League
* Fareham Town, relegated from the Premier Division
* Hythe Town, promoted from the Kent League
* Yate Town, promoted from the Hellenic League
Also, at the end of the previous season Thanet United reverted name to Margate.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Bashley | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 80 | 47 | +33 | 82 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Poole Town | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 85 | 60 | +25 | 77 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Buckingham Town | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 76 | |
| 4 | Dunstable | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 74 | |
| 5 | Salisbury | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 72 | |
| 6 | Hythe Town | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 72 | |
| 7 | Trowbridge Town | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 79 | 64 | +15 | 69 | |
| 8 | Hastings Town | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 69 | |
| 9 | Bury Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 76 | 62 | +14 | 66 | |
| 10 | Baldock Town | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 65 | |
| 11 | Burnham | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 77 | 52 | +25 | 62 | |
| 12 | Fareham Town | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 56 | |
| 13 | Yate Town | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 54 | |
| 14 | Witney Town | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 54 | |
| 15 | Canterbury City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 52 | |
| 16 | Margate | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 51 | |
| 17 | Folkestone Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 61 | 83 | −22 | 51 | Club folded |
| 18 | Andover | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 50 | |
| 19 | Hounslow | 42 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 39 | 82 | −43 | 38 | Resigned to the Hellenic League |
| 20 | Erith & Belvedere | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 73 | −39 | 35 | |
| 21 | Corinthian | 42 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 44 | 93 | −49 | 28 | |
| 22 | Sheppey United | 42 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 35 | 83 | −48 | 25 | Relegated to the Kent League |